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National Research Action Plan on Long COVID

The Research Plan provides the first U.S. government-wide national research agenda focused on advancing prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and provision of services and supports for individuals and families experiencing Long COVID. The reports represent the federal government’s...

   Estimated Time: COVID-19, Rehabilitation Medicine

Services and Supports for Longer-Term Impacts of COVID-19

The Services Report outlines federal services and mechanisms of support available to the public in addressing the longer-term effects of COVID-19. The reports represent the federal government’s response to ensure the acceleration of scientific progress and to provide individua...

   Estimated Time: COVID-19

A Modified Delphi Process to Prioritize Experiences and Guidance Related to ICU Restricted Visitation Policies During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

From Critical Care Explorations . The authors created evidence-based consensus statements for restricted ICU visitation policies to support critically ill patients, families, and healthcare professionals during current and future pandemics.

   Estimated Time: 25:32 min Coronavirus, COVID-19

Challenges and Some of the Potential Solutions to Delivering Patient and Family Centered Care

The Patient Perspective (Ken Burkhom) What the Bedside Nurse Sees (Erin Strong) How the ICU Team Adapts (Jackie Guiliani, Preeti John) Addressing the Repercussions of “Social Distancing” Requests for inappropriate care, managing conflict (Alex Kon) Shared decision ma...

   Estimated Time: 1:04:29 Coronavirus, COVID-19, STOP VIRUS

What type of conversation would you have with a patient in the ICU who is not vaccinated and whose family has been exposed to COVID-19?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on August 11, 2021

   Estimated Time: 03:34 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Editorial: The Role of the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Following Critical Illness—Has the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Demonstrated Their Usefulness or Emphasized Their Downside?

From Critical Care Medicine . This Editorial accompanies the article “Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019’ by Saad et al.

   Estimated Time: 07:37 min Coronavirus, COVID-19

Family Centered Care

COVID considerations re: the "F" Element of the ICU Liberation Bundle. Cleveland Clinic example of Family Involvement & Engagement. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content. Curriculum Topic:  ICU Liberation Bundle Implementation & Challenges

   Estimated Time: 35:10 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19, STOP VIRUS

Can you comment on the use of palliative care in patients with COVID-19 in the emergency department or ICU? When should we start reaching out to these colleagues?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on May 12th, 2021

   Estimated Time: 3:34 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Post COVID-19

What processes should be established to update family members on the patient’s progress, especially if the patient is declining?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on May 12th, 2021

   Estimated Time: 1:53 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Do you suggest encouraging families to delegate a single spokesperson for the family to receive information?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on April 14th, 2021

   Estimated Time: 0:48 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

What is the most appropriate practice for handling information about COVID-19 patients when talking with patients’ families?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on April 14th, 2021

   Estimated Time: 04:17 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

The Initial Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on ICU Family Engagement: Lessons Learned From a Collaborative of 27 ICUs

From Critical Care Explorations . While the collaborative model can help promote ICU family engagement initiatives, the authors found that coronavirus disease 2019 has impeded implementation of these initiatives even among motivated units.

   Estimated Time: 19:18 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

The Lived Experience of ICU Clinicians During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: A Qualitative Study

From Critical Care Medicine . In this qualitative study, the authors found that, among ICU clinicians, there was a sense of total professional engagement during the surge. Caring for critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients was fraught with challenges, and that the ex...

   Estimated Time: 33:16 Coronavirus, COVID-19

Editorial: Financial Toxicity After Hospitalization; Considerations in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Recovery

rom Critical Care Medicine. In this Editorial, the authors comment on an article by Hauschildt et al. (Financial Toxicity After Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A National Qualitative Cohort Study).

   Estimated Time: 07:30 min Coronavirus, COVID-19

Paved With Good Intentions: Hospital Visitation Restrictions in the Age of Coronavirus Disease 2019

From Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Using their experience in a pediatric intensive care unit, the authors surveyed the shortcomings of current visitation restrictions.

   Estimated Time: 10:11 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

How can clinicians help patients transition through the ICU and other parts of the hospital to home?

In this question and answer webcast series, attendees had an opportunity to pose questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues.

   Estimated Time: 04:57 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

How can clinicians foster communication between patients and their families?

In this question and answer webcast series, attendees had an opportunity to pose questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues.

   Estimated Time: 08:15 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Family-Centered Care in the Age of Visitor Restrictions

This webcast addressed the legal, social and logistical challenges in communicating with families during the pandemic. Topics covered included a conceptual and practical framework for remote family communication, the importance of having a coordinated interdisciplinary effort ...

   Estimated Time: 55:56 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Patient & Family Communication

This presentation is an overview of communicating strategies for dealing with COVID-19 patients and their families. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content.

   Estimated Time: 16:31 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19

In Time of Plague: Healthcare Literacy During a Pandemic

This presentation is an overview of why health literacy considerations are important when communicating with COVID-19 patients. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content.

   Estimated Time: 11:15 min Communication, Coronavirus, COVID-19